5.4% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bonnells Bay - Silverwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater. This reflects a shift in the local workforce, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is now 55.3%. This figure is well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate is 5.4%, it is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
55.3% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.9%, followed by construction at 13.6% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.8% and clerical or administrative work at 13.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021216/bonnells-bay-silverwater/topic/employment